Forcibly Involved
The children are always ours, every single one of them, all over the globe; and I am beginning to suspect that whoever is incapable of recognizing this, may be incapable of morality. — James Baldwin
Forcibly Involved is a project memorializing the names of children killed on and since October 7, 2023, on both sides of the border, without differences of nationality, and with the belief that every child has a name, a life that has been, and dreams cut short, and that we must remember this.
Hamza and Ragad Al-Sousi
Hamza (4) and Ragad (2) Al-Sousi, were here, and not anymore. Brother and sister. Their mother said: We were in the tent after the Friday prayer, my husband made me coffee and I combed Rajab's hair. I stayed in the tent and they went out to play, I heard them. Then I heard the gunshots. They were killed, I was wounded.
Salem and Shams Abu Ma'mar
Salem (15) and Shams (12) Abu Ma'mar, were here, and not anymore. Sisters. Were here along with their entire family. Salem's friend describes her: She had the soul of a girl. She always stopped by flowers and was happy. She was afraid of being injured, she was afraid of dying and that her body would not be whole. Shams was a smiling and sociable girl.
Hamza and Raad al-Soussi
Hamza (4) and Raad (2) al-Soussi, were here, and not anymore.
Meiss Ma'amer
Meiss Ma'amer (4), was here, and not anymore. Was here along with her parents and sisters Salam (15) and Shams (13). Her brothers Abdelrahman (7) and Yehia (11) were injured.
Walid Abu Obeid
Walid Abu Obeid (1 week old), was here, and not anymore. Was here along with his parents.
Amana Al-Wawi
Amana Al-Wawi, was here, and not anymore. Injured in a bombing in Nuseirat refugee camp. Died of her wounds.
Lana Eid
Lana Eid (10.48), was here, and not anymore. Her life was short, but according to her relatives.
Menna Shabat
Menna Shabat (14), was here, and not anymore.
Vinis Adham Sfadi
Vinis Adham Sfadi (11), was here, and not anymore. Killed by a missile that hit the soccer field.
Fajar Abu Salah
Fajar Abu Salah (16), was here, and not anymore. Killed by a direct hit of a rocket on the soccer field.
Nazem Fakhr Saab
Nazem Fakhr Saab (15), was here, and not anymore. Killed by a rocket hit at the soccer field.
Johnny Wadeea Ibrahim
Johnny Wadeea Ibrahim (13), was here, and not anymore. Killed by a direct hit of a rocket on the soccer field.